Was 16V for sale-Deede. Now, Mk1, Mk2, Rabbit is stronger forpower...

[vwnuts at yahoo.com (Anthony Pelletier)]

FWIW, anyone who knows how to use a welder can fix a
front crossmeber provided they fix it before it moves
so far as to knock the frame horns out of alignement. 
I cracked the crossmember bad on the turbo scirocco,
and fixed in a saturday morning with some 16 gueage
steel, a hammer, and a welder.  I wouldn't let the
whole front crossmember thing deter you from any car. 
If you start making big power in any a1 things are
bound to break...
.02
Tony
--- David Utley <fahrvegnugen@cox.net> wrote:
> 
> > 
> > From: "Dave Ewing" <MK1Scirocco16v@comcast.net>
> > Date: 2004/06/11 Fri AM 02:28:44 EDT
> > To: "Scirocco-L@Scirocco.Org"
> <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
> > Subject: RE: '88 16v, damaged, for sale
> > 
> > And you want to do this with an MK2?  Aren't you
> asking for trouble?  I have
> > always been afraid of doing anything major to an
> MK2 due to the frontend
> > cracking and all.  I've always liked the Mk1s for
> serious hp and torque but
> > even they have their limits.  No offense, I
> realize where I am, but it seems
> > that the Rabbit seems to take more frame tweaking
> hp than most all VWs
> > unless you do some serious tubing or bracing.  I'm
> just curious as I always
> > seem to run accross free Mk2s.
> > 
> > Dave
> 
> I disagree.  My first GTI, I broke Rad support. 
> Granted, it was my first VW, and I abused it badly,
> however, I think all of these cars are potentially
> weak up front with added power.  Why?  For the
> simple reason that they were never designed to take
> it.  However, there is an easy answer to fix the
> trouble; a front-end reinforcement.  On Vortex,
> there is a fella on the Scirocco Forum (IIRC) that
> came up with a reinforcement to try to minimize this
> problem.  All who bought it said that they could
> feel the difference in driving (yes I know, not
> scientific, but give me a break).  I do agree that
> the Scirocco seems more prone to this, but it can
> happen in the Rabbit as well.  I am working with a
> friend here who is fashoining a few of these.  I
> will need two.  :-)  (GTI, and pickup)...
> 
> HTH
> 
> David
> 
> Cheers,
>   David Utley
> 
> ---Chrome don't get you home.---
> 
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